Although this sounds terrible-—running the Generators for a marathon when people are without power.But it isn’t all as simple as taking the generators over to Staten Island and plugging them in.
The grid that supports that electricity is down , transformers burned out wires down. Plug electricity in with wires down and someone is going to get killed.
I sympathize with the people who are in the dark, If they had generators in their homes it would help, but a large generator plugged into a damaged system only makes things worse.
By the way those who use generators in their homes MUST unplug from the grid or they are a danger to linemen.
Let me guess, you’re from a “blue” state... ;)